Ireland – County Kerry
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Episode 6.12
5 May 1988
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| Contestants |
Liz Dale, security officer, and her brother Trevor Dale,
head teacher; both from the Midlands |
| Hint to the Treasure |
Played in Tara’s Halls |
| Start Position |
Sybil Point |
| Clue 1 |
South-east of Chekhov’s trio, at a village with a Welsh
name, canvass the curraghmen - to find one whose saintly namesake discovered
America. |
| Leads to |
Ballydavid – with fisherman under currach |
| Clue 2 |
Where a man with Anneka’s monniker planned to bring the
“let-them-eat-cake” queen, take Shanks’s pony to the crossroads ceilidh. |
| Leads to |
Dingle – with dancer in street ceilidh |
| Re-position to |
Muckross House |
| Clue 3 |
West of where Pugin made an urban point, stick with the
sliotar, and a right outward forward man will sock it to you. |
| Leads to |
Killarney – with player in hurling match 1 |
| Clue 4 |
Take a lacustrine route beyond the eyrie, and cast around
a Canadian-sounding bay for a whaler to make Annie reel. |
| Leads to |
Ring of Kerry – with angler in boat on lake near Eagle’s
Nest |
| Clue 5 |
Occidentally, where a gent is close to bedlam, join the
jarvey entrapped with Miss Ellie. |
| Leads to |
Gap of Dunloe – harp on pony pulling trap |
| Result |
The contestants ran out of time on the final clue |
| Notes |
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A sliotar (pronounced “slitter”) is the ball used in hurling. |
Information © David Hodges, 2003, with corrections by Martin Underwood, 2010
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2011
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